Sunan Gunungjati | |
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Born | Syarif Hidayatullah 1448 |
Died | 19 September 1568 Pakungwati Palace, Sultanate of Cirebon |
Burial | Gunung Sembung |
Spouse | Nyai Ratu Dewi Pakungwati Nyai Ratu Kawunganten Nyai Babadan Nyai Ageng Tepasari Nyai Lara Baghdad Ong Tien Nio |
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Father | Syarif Abdullah Maulana Huda |
Mother | Nyai Rara Santang |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Sunan Gunungjati (1448–1568) was one of the Wali Songo or nine saints of Islam revered in Indonesia for the propagation of Islam as the dominant religion in the region. He founded the Sultanate of Banten and the Sultanate of Cirebon on the north coast of Java.